The 2020 Liga 4 was the second season of fourth-tier football in Georgia under its current title. The matches were supposed to begin in April, but due to the COVID-19 restrictions it was postponed until 15 August. The season ended on 18 December.

Liga 4
Season2020
Dates15 August – 18 December
ChampionsVarketili (White Group)
Didube (Red Group)
PromotedVarketili Tbilisi
Didube Tbilisi
Merani-2 Tbilisi
Magaroeli Chiatura
RelegatedNone
Matches played112
Goals scored345 (3.08 per match)
Biggest home winZestaponi 9–1 Egrisi
5 November
Biggest away winDidube 0–6 Borjomi
25 September
Highest scoringZestaponi 9–1 Egrisi
5 November
Longest winning runDidube
Varketili
(6 matches each)
Longest unbeaten runMerani-2 (12)
Longest winless runEgrisi (9)
Longest losing runSamegrelo
Egrisi
(5 matches each)
2019
2021

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the previous season:

Relegated from Liga 3:

BorjomiBetlemi Keda

Promoted from Regionuli Liga

Didube Tbilisi • Iberia Tbilisi • Merani Tbilisi-2Skuri TsalenjikhaSulori VaniWIT Georgia-2Zestaponi

From Liga 4

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Promoted to Liga 3

Spaeri Tbilisi • Tbilisi City

Relegated to Regionuli Liga

None

Teams, results and league tables

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Locations of Liga 4 football clubs in 2020

The season was due to be conducted as a single two-round competition.[1] However, before the season started in August, the Football Federation decided to change the format and split the sixteen teams into White and Red groups.[2]

White Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Varketili Tbilisi 14 10 2 2 34 11 +23 32 Promotion to Liga 3
2 Merani-2 Tbilisi 14 9 4 1 30 13 +17 31
3 Algeti Marneuli 14 6 2 6 25 30 −5 20
4 Skuri Tsalenjikha 14 5 4 5 28 23 +5 19
5 Betlemi Keda 14 4 4 6 20 28 −8 16
6 Zestaponi 14 4 4 6 22 20 +2 16
7 Egrisi Senaki 14 2 4 8 23 47 −24 10
8 Sulori Vani 14 2 4 8 10 20 −10 10
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

Red Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Didube Tbilisi 14 9 2 3 18 15 +3 29 Promotion to Liga 3
2 Magaroeli 14 6 6 2 23 11 +12 24
3 Borjomi 14 7 2 5 27 13 +14 23
4 Iberia Tbilisi 14 6 3 5 23 21 +2 21
5 WIT Georgia-2 14 6 2 6 13 16 −3 20
6 Odishi-1919 Zugdidi 14 5 4 5 21 17 +4 19
7 Imereti Khoni 14 4 1 9 16 24 −8 13
8 Samegrelo Chkhorotsku 14 2 2 10 12 36 −24 8
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

Notes:

• Despite being formally registered in Marneuli, FC Algeti played their all home matches in Tbilisi.

References

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  1. ^ "ჩემპიონატის დებულება და ლიგა-4-ის კალენდარი". fczestafoni.ge (in Georgian), 29 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ "სფფ-ში საქართველოს თასის და ლიგა 4-ის წილისყრა გაიმართა". gff.ge (in Georgian), 23 July 2020. Georgian Football Federation.
  3. ^ "Liga 4 White Group, Tables". erovnuliliga.ge.
  4. ^ "Liga 4 Red Group, Tables". erovnuliliga.ge.
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